CHESTER — Western Mass Hilltown Hikers is offering a group tour of the Chester and Becket Railroad Granite Line on Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. Parking is on Hampden Street at the Chester and Becket Trailhead.
WESTFIELD — The city of Westfield will host a candlelight vigil to honor lives lost to overdose on Thursday, Aug. 28 from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Elm Street Plaza, a new location for the vigil.
HUNTINGTON — Melissa Matarazzo, chief administrative officer for Studer Education in Rochester, New York, began Aug. 18 as the new superintendent for the Gateway Regional School District.
WESTFIELD — The public is invited to Stanley Park’s annual fundraiser, “Ivory Keys & Melodies” on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 5 p.m. in the Beveridge Pavilion.
WESTFIELD — Jean Fisher of Westfield just completed her 20th year in the Pan Mass Challenge, cycling 186 miles in two days from Sturbridge to Provincetown to raise money for cancer research at the Dana Farber Institute.